Coming to America is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why immigrant groups came and where they settled, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.6.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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Coming to America
D2.Geo.6.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each group to why it came or where it settled.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Mexican American families in the Southwest
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
Mexican immigrants, 1910s
A.Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution
B.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
C.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
D.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920
Cuban immigrants, after 1959
Chinese immigrants, 1850s
Japanese immigrants, late 1800s
A.Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire
B.Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882
C.Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami
D.Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Mexican American families in the Southwest — D (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States) 2. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — B (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 3. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — C (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended) 4. Mexican immigrants, 1910s — A (Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution)
2.1. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920 — A (Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire) 2. Cuban immigrants, after 1959 — C (Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami) 3. Chinese immigrants, 1850s — B (Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882) 4. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — D (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.